Staircase
Caedmons CallVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(2,7): X02210 (with hammers)
C2: X32033 (with moving bass notes)
Fmaj7: 133210 or ,2 133200 (somewhat interchangeable)
(play 4 times)
on the Am, hammer on the C (fret 1 B string)
and the A (fret 2 G string), then hammer off
the C (fret 1 B string) and switch to the D2.
also the strum changes slightly on the fourth
time, so listen to it.
(play 16 times)
on the C2, hammer from B to C for the bass
(fret 2 to 3 on A string), then keep going
down in rhythm on the A string from fret 3
to 2 to 0 (open A string), then you switch
to the G chord and hit it twice in the strum.
again, listen to it ...
(play 4 times)
then extra D/Fleading into chorus
obviously change the strum for the first half
of the chorus, and the D/Fleading into it,
basically all downs, an intense strum.
(intro)
(verse w/ less repeats)
(bridge)
(chorus)
(intro)
(bridge)
(chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for Staircase by Caedmons Call
[Am](2,7): X02210 (with hammers) C2: X32033 (with moving bass notes) Fmaj7: 133210 or ,2 133200 (somewhat interchangeable) [Am] [D2] [D/F#](play 4[G] times) on the Am, hammer on the C (fret 1 B string) and the A (fret 2 G string), then hammer off the C (fret 1 B string) and switch to the D2. also the strum changes slightly on the fourth time, so listen to it. [D] [C2](play 16 times) [G] on the C2, hammer from B to C for the bass (fret 2 to 3 on A string), then keep going down in rhythm on the A string from fret 3 to 2 to 0 (open A string), then you switch to the G chord and hit it twice in the strum. again, listen to it ... [Am] [Fmaj7](play[G] [D/F#]4 times) then extra D/F [Am][G][D/F#] [Fmaj7] [E7] [Am][G][D/F#] [Fmaj7] [E7] [Fmaj7][G][Fmaj7] [C9] [G] [Fmaj7][G][Fmaj7][E7] obviously change the strum for the first half of the chorus, and the D/F basically all downs, an intense strum. (intro) (verse w/ less repeats) (bridge) (chorus) (intro) (bridge) (chorus)